Pharmacology – Unit 2 Assignment – Rhonda Reed
Unit 2 Assignment is worth 50 points
You are the billing and coding manager on the Internal Medicine floor at General Hospital. The patient is a 52-year-old woman with diabetes who has cellulitis from a scrape to her right shin. You are visiting the patient before she is discharged and note that an IV dose of penicillin has just begun to be infused. Her chart indicates she is allergic to penicillin. About 5 minutes after the drug has started infusing, she tells you that she is dizzy, scared, and having a hard time catching her breath. You see that her lips are dusky and her pulse is rapid and thready.
• What is the most likely cause of this reaction? Explain your answer. The most likely cause
Unit 2 Assignment is worth 50 points
You are the billing and coding manager on the Internal Medicine floor at General Hospital. The patient is a 52-year-old woman with diabetes who has cellulitis from a scrape to her right shin. You are visiting the patient before she is discharged and note that an IV dose of penicillin has just begun to be infused. Her chart indicates she is allergic to penicillin. About 5 minutes after the drug has started infusing, she tells you that she is dizzy, scared, and having a hard time catching her breath. You see that her lips are dusky and her pulse is rapid and thready.
• What is the most likely cause of this reaction? Explain your answer. The most likely cause